KEERA to be established for structural reforms in engineering education: Minister
The Karnataka government plans to establish the Karnataka Engineering Education Reform Authority (KEERA) to implement structural reforms in engineering education based on recommendations from an expert committee. Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar stated that a separate legislation will be required for KEERA's formation, which will be discussed soon. The reforms follow the report submitted by the Expert Committee on Reforms in Technical Education, chaired by S. Sadagopan.
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As per the recommendations of the Expert Committee on Reforms in Technical Education, headed by former director of International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B), S. Sadagopan, the State government has decided to establish the Karnataka Engineering Education Reform Authority (KEERA).Briefing the mediaabout the committee report, Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar said, “We will bring in structural reforms in engineering education based on the recommendations of the report. For the establishment of KEERA, we need to bring separate legislation, which we will discuss and decide soon.”
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